One of the most beloved books in the English language, full of colorful characters and gritty street life"Look here! Here’s a jolly life! What's the odds where it comes from?"Meet the Artful Dodger, a
"The dearest and most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice." —Mark TwainMy dislikes: Being an orphan, having red hair, people twitting about my red hair, being called "carrots" by Gil
Kipling's classic collection of origin stories Have you ever inquired why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused by a cat's contrariness? Have you ruminated on the wrinkl
The Darling children are tucked up in bed when Peter Pan bursts in to their nursery. Peterand his mischievous fairy Tinker Bell entice Wendy and her brothers to fly away with themto a magical world ca
Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languishedin Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes' fortunes becomeinextricably intertwi
When Ishmael sets sail on the whaling ship Pequod one cold C hristmas Day, he has noidea of the horrors awaiting him out on the vast and merciless ocean. The ship's strangecaptain, Ahab, is in the gri
It is the French Riviera in the 1920s. Nicole and Dick Diver are a wealthy, elegant,magnetic couple. A coterie of admirers are drawn to them, none more so than theblooming young starlet Rosemary Hoyt.
Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothesand battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas isdetermined to take him in hand
The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling ofthe wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock...Your heart beats, your s
C hristmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is awayfighting in the C ivil War, and the family has fallen on hard times. But though they may bepoor, life for the f
The original and best adventure story ever told, with spies, thrilling chase scenes and explosions.With an Introduction by Stella Rimington.May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard
"Women in Love is a work of genius. It contains characters which are masterpieces of pure creation." — New StatesmanWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HOWARD JACOBSONWomen in Love begins one blossoming
Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, howev
Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drabl
'There comes a time in every boy's life when when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure' Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his rel
The sequel to Little Women - guaranteed to make you laugh and cry!'As they sat together in the twilight, talking over their small plans, the future always grew so beautiful and bright.'Meg, Jo, Beth a
'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!' When young Jim Hawkins discovers a map showing the way to Captain Flint's treasure, he and Squire Trelawney set sail on the Hispan
‘Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?’ Titty asked.‘Because of his heart’ said Peter Duck The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter D
'Come Away! Come Away!' The Darling children are tucked up in bed when Peter Pan bursts in to their nursery. Peter and his mischievous fairy Tinker Bell entice Wendy and her brothers to fly away with
